Thermal design calculations for food freezing equipment - Past, present and future

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 359-371

  Cleland, A C ^a   Ozilgen S ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Freezing time; Heat transfer coefficients; Mathematical modelling; Prediction; Thermophysical properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032139313     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-7007(98)00002-4     Document Type: Article

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